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On July 25, 1890
The "new town" of Iron City on the Burlington and Missouri Railroad was in the news in July 1890. Iron City, located...
Top Four Reasons Students Use Their College Library
From Cengage, "To better understand college students’ study habits, we wanted to explore how, and why, they use their...
On July 24, 1890
On July 24, 1890, Chicago was chosen as the location for the World's Columbian Expedition to be...
NEA Approves National School Library Study
From School Library Journal: "The National Education Association (NEA) is set to launch a study to measure student...
State Library Commemorates 125 Years of Wyoming Statehood
July 10, 1890 was the magical date Wyoming became a state. However, the formal celebration of Wyoming’s statehood...
Natrona County Public Library Director to Retire After 16 Years
From the Natrona County Public Library Following a 24-year career as a Navy Seabee officer, Bill Nelson became Natrona...
Job Opening: Library Technician, Wyoming State Library
BAAS03-03351-Office Assistant 1 Wyoming State Library, Cheyenne WY Salary: $1,978.00 - $2,473.00 Monthly Open until...
On July 22, 1890
According to the Laramie Boomerang of July 22, 1890, Vivian Edwards was in Laramie on his trip from Hastings Nebraska...
Wyoming Library Leadership Institute Class of 2015
Congratulations go out to the Wyoming Library Leadership Institute class of 2015. Pictured from left to right: Ashley...
WSL Closes at Noon on Cheyenne Day, July 22
The Wyoming State Library will close at noon on Wednesday, July 22 for Cheyenne Day, part of the Cheyenne Frontier...
On July 21, 1890
A rail accident occurred at Pincheon (Pyncheon) on July 21, 1890. Pyncheon was a station on the Union Pacific Railroad...
WSL Librarian Published in WREN
Wyoming Rural Electric News (WREN) Magazine published an article written by Wyoming State Library staffer Thomas Ivie...
On July 20, 1890
The first issue of "Wyoming Commonwealth" was published in Cheyenne on July 20, 1890. You can read this historic...
Free Library Continuing Education Events for the Week of July 20
Welcome to the Wyoming State Library’s Training Calendar. These are free, online events. You can subscribe to it and...
On July 19, 1890
Headline from the Cheyenne Daily Sun. Be careful out there. The peak season for lightning strikes is during the...
On July 18, 1890
From Wyoming Places, People and Things The "Fremont Clipper" of July 18, 1890 announced "The New Casper Stage Line", a...
Database of the Month Archived Webinar: Explora Public Library
Check out Explora Public Library, a new interface from EBSCO in the GoWYLD resources. This interface will allow you to...
Job Opening: Library Director, Teton County Library
Vacancy Announcement and Full Description on Teton County Library's website. Library Director, Teton County Library...
On July 17, 1890
From Wyoming Places, People and Things In 1890, Carter H. Harrison traveled through the midwestern and western parts...
Venice Beske Retires from the Wyoming State Library
After 24½ years (to the day) at the Wyoming State Library, special projects librarian Venice Beske retired on July 15,...